Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-08-13
DAKOTA.

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Bismarck has s42, 600 worth Of school prop
erty.
Watertown's assessed valuation is $1,000,
000.
Lightning struck in several places at Iro
qlois Sunday.
Burglars entered two stores At RAd6ell
! Wednesday night.
Work will soon commence on the Plankin
ton reform school.
jamestown expects to get the car shops Of
the Northern Pacific.
One wheat field Of 700 acres was DESTROYED
by hail near Devils Lake.
Four companies from Fort Yates and two
from Fort Lincoln have been sent to New
York.
Brute county will vote on local option mex,
November. Both sides are preparing for the
~conteat.
The question of bonding Deadwood for I'm
provements is to be submitted to q vote oil
the people.
Aberdeen now claims to rank third In pop.
~ulatiop being exceeded only by Fargo and
Sioux Pals.
In IN accident on the Manitoba railroad Al
Owls Lake one OF the train men was killed
and several wounded.
Gov. Church, Jundge Spencer and Audito,
Ward purchased land at Huron TO make AZ
addition, paying es coo.
During the heavy thuuder shower last nigh,
several houses In the city we're struck by
lightning, among them that Of Herbert Hig.
gins, master mechanic of the Manitoba shops
An sffort is being made to set aside the
election In Ramsey county at which $50, COO
was voted to build court house and jail, 1t
being claimed that the election was contrary
10 statute.
An Argus special from Leonard states that
Henry Bachr was killed by lightning four and
a half miles north OF that place last night. He
was in a barn with John Homer, who was
stunned.
Monday morning about 3 O'Clock the resi-
dence and all the household ei, cts OF Thomas
Jose, OF Higsmore, were destroyed by fire,
supposed to have been ocaasioned by light
ming. The family was absent at the time.
Monday evening Frank 8. HaAkey, OF
Fargo, one OF the pioneers OF Dakota, a gov.
eminent contractor IN Gen. Sibiey's time,
dropped unconscious at his desk and 10 UP to
midnight still unconscious. His life 10 de.
SPARED OF.
At noo Monday a difficulty occurred be-
tween Graham and wilkins, Of Black Hawk
Springs, Lawrence county, over the wife Of
the latter, who lives with the former, OCCASION
ing a shooting bee, In which Wilkins WAS shot
through the body from left to right
The wound is not considered fatal. Graham
Is under arrest.
Dir. j. K. Anderson, of Marion county, IA,
a travelling specialist, was arrested at Can
ton at the instigation of the local ply sicians
for practicing his profession without having
complied with the requ remepts Of the law
IA to certificate and registration. He put up
1900 to secure his appearance before the graud
jury and started east.
The premium list OF the third annual ter
26, %, IS, 90 aud 80, is now published. The
competition for prizes is this year confined TO
Dakota. The list is a very complete one, the
premiums aggregating $4,000. The fair
promises to be one OF the most successful ever
held In the territory.
The premium list Of the third annual terri
torial fair to be beld at Mitchell September
26, 81, rs, 90 and 80, is now published. The
competition for prizes is this year confined to
Dakota. The list is a very complete one, the
pre- iums ag~gregating $4,000. The fair
promises to be one Of the most successful ever
held in tue territory.
At the late anpp~ meeting Of the Dakota
Pharmaceutical association the following
officers were elected: A. B.. b ,nnett, DEVILS
Lake, president; vtce-presidents, D.. NJ.
Holmes, of Detroit, AID Frederick vogeli, Of
LaMoure; treasurer, f, &. Marcy, Of Fargo;
secretary, II. T.. Hassam. OF Grafton; eYecu-
tive committee, +. s. Langdon, OF Casselton I;
II f. White, Of jamestown; II. NJ. Goss, Of
Wheatland.
At a meeting OF the Brown county commits.
sioners Mayor Adams of Columbia served
upon the board a summons in the county seat
case. The defendants are required TO serve a
copy of the answer within ten days. The
plaintiff gives notice that It will contest,
under section 5, chapter ST, OF the Laws Of
1855, the question Of the validity Of the late
election, by which the county seat was re-
moved to Aberdeen.
Saturday night while Mrs. Kramer and
daughter Lo,ta, OF Webster, were returning
from a drive in the country, and when about
twelve miles out, some part Of the carriage
gave way, allowing the same to run into the
horses, the result Of which was a most fright
fui runaway. Mrs. Kramer received a severe
conclusion of the brain and was otherwise
badly bruised about the face and shoulders.
Miss Lolita received only slight scratches.
The carriage was pulverized.
In his report for July statistican Sheridan
says: The drouth that had existed In some
parts OF the territory Was broken early In the
month by several heavy rains, which improved
crop prospects considerably. Grain recovered
much Of the damage done in June by hot
winds ana will be a good yield throughout the
territory. Grain in some counties had been
bad damaged by gophers. There have been
several hail storms of local character, Cut no
general storm TO materially affect the average.
Grasshopptrs have appeared In small numbers
in Barnes county. but no damage Is reported
as yet. Chinch bugs have put In an appear
apce I'm a few places In South Dakota, but too
late To do any damage this seasop. Grain
t..I,t x,.1T IN f,h Iarn haGl, uuhtoL - ran